Hunter Vanilla
18th Street Brewery in Hammond, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.60
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HUNTER, our creamy double milk stout with cocoa nibs and lactose is a beer so sumptuous it demands respect. In part two of our HUNTER VERTICAL SERIES, we added whole vanilla beans to complement its roastiness with an elegant rounded flavor.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours thickly (and smoking!) to a small, if dense tan head over near-black beer. Olives, chocolate, bit of wood.... waiting for vanilla... still waiting for vanilla... ? Well, it might be as Dame Blanche without the icecream? Definitely something mineral, chalk. Again lots of chocolate and dark, if sweet malts. SOme roast, and getting a bit of tannines too. Again precious or no vanilla... But warming up, finally, the vanilla makes its appearance. Very thick bodied (the lactose?), smooth despite reasonable carbonation. Some faint alcohol; very dry aftertaste. The name might put one on the wrong foot. But it is a quite likeable beer nonetheless. Many thanks for sharing, guys!
Tried
on 13 Feb 2017
at 09:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of choc and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of chocolate and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of chocolate and roasted malt, leading to a dry roasted finish.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2017
at 14:25
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
CBC. Black with small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and vanilla. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, little artificial, medium sweet, hop and a little bitter.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2016
at 13:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From tap at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2016 - Blue session. Black color with beige brown head. Roasted malty aroma, chocolate, cocoa, caramel, coffee, licorice, some vanilla. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Medium to full silky oily to creamy body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jun 2016
at 15:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ CBC 2016. Pours black with a small brown head. Aroma of sweet roasted malt, caramel, cocoa, chocolate, vanilla, light dried fruit. Flavor is sweet, rich malt, cocoa, vanilla, dark chocolate, little fruit, light alcohol. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet finish with some alcohol heat. Smooth. 130516
Tried
on 29 May 2016
at 03:44
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
650 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Pitch black colour, large brown head. Rich aroma of cocoa / chocolate, vanilla, roast malts and lactose. Rich flavour too, medium sweet, with the same elements as in the aroma, also some coffee notes. Moderate hops in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2016
at 13:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Fra flaske på Mi2 Cardinal mai-16: brunsvart ok skum. Vanlije, sjokolade, overmodne bær, kokos, bringebærsyltetøy og litt lakris. Du verden, og den milde bitterheten gjør at den føles balansert og lettdrikkelig.
Tried
on 24 May 2016
at 14:52
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Shared bottle at Mi2 at Cardinal 23.05.16. Ebony. Dark brown head. Aroma of vanilla, sellery, liquorice and rotting berries. Taste of liquorice, vanilla and dark berries. Bitterness lingering on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2016
at 14:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Shared bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours black with brown head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, liquorice, celery, dark berries. Taste sweet, some salt. A little roasted-bitter finish. Smooth mouth feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2016
at 14:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration, 2016. Pours Black with a creamy head. Vanilla, roast and coffee. Artificial and one dimensional vanilla overall. Soft..
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2016
at 04:35